FKF-2016 Zeitgeist

A record number of applications were received for French Embassy – Krishnakriti Fellowsgip 2016 – 17 to study in France.
Applicants ranged from diverse backgrounds, geographical locations and had only one thing in common – An ambition to reach ever higher milestones.

Here are a few facts that stood out from statistical analysis of the applicant data:

Entries were received from 23 States and 2 Union Territories (India has 29 States and 7 Union Territories).

This represents approximately 79% states of India.

The State of West Bengal sent in the highest number of entries at 31%, followed by Delhi (14.35%) and Gujarat (7.41%). Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra followed closely.

Men comprised of 61.57% of the applicants while women came in at 38.43% of applicants.

The State of West Bengal sent the highest number of women applicants (31.33%), followed closely by Delhi (15.66%) and Gujarat (14.46%)

Applicants ranged in age from 21 – 28 and the ages from 23 – 28 were uniformly distributed.

a slightly higher number of applicants celebrate their birthday in June (12.04%) versus the average of 8% for the rest of the months.

Nearly 70.83% of the applicants had a Masters Degree in Fine-arts.

71% of Women who applied had a Masters Degree versus Men at a slightly lower rate (7.68%)

80.09% of the Applicants applied for the fellowship for the first time.

84.72% of the Applicants do not know how to Read / Write / Speak the French language.

63.43% of the Applicants have a valid passport.

99.07% of the Applicants have their personal bank account.

81% of the Applicants have their PAN Cards.

It was an interesting exercise for us to help us understand our applicants better and tailor the programs to suit their needs better.

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